A treatise on dental jurisprudence for dentists and lawyers / ... by William F. Rehfuss.

  • Rehfuss, William F.
Date:
1892
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Credit: A treatise on dental jurisprudence for dentists and lawyers / ... by William F. Rehfuss. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Sec. 9. All applications for such license shall be in writing and signed by the applicant, and no license shall issue to any person unless he shall have received a diploma or other sufficient certificate of honorable graduation from some reputable dental college having a department in den- tistry,* and duly recognized by the laws of the State or States wherein the same is situated, or unless he shall have spent as a pupil or assistant at least three years under the instruction and direction of some reputable dentist, or unless he shall have had at least three years' continuous practice as a dentist, which facts must be shown to said commissioners by sufficient evidence. Sec 10. Nothing in this Act shall be construed as preventing any practicing physician or surgeon from the performance of any operation in dentistry on any patient under his charge. Nor shall any lawfully practicing dentist be prohibited hereby from availing himself of the services of any pupil, student, or assistant employed by him and under his immediate supervision. Sec. 11. Every applicant for a license shall be examined by said commissioners, as to his professional knowledge and skill, before such license shall be granted, and they may refuse to grant a license where they are satisfied that the applicant is unfit or incompetent; they may for good and legal cause revoke any license that has been granted, and may prohibit any dentist in lawful practice from further practice, on satisfactory proof that such dentist has become unfit or incompetent therefor. Sec 12. Cruelty, incapacity, unskilfulness, gross negli- gence, indecent conduct toward patients, or any such pro- fessional misbehavior as shows unfitness on the part of the dentist, shall be sufficient cause for the revocation of a license, or prohibition to practice as above provided; and whenever complaint shall be made to any of said commissioners against any dentist practicing in this State, said commissioners shall •Error.—The law, a« originally drafted, reads: ... reputable dental college or medical college having u dci>artment in dentistry. It will be changed at the next on '<i the Genera] Assembly.